I’m just going to assume you’re saying the baby as a whole is measuring in he 99th centile, not the baby’s NT measurement as such.

If that’s the case, my Nov16 baby was measuring in the 97/98 centile all along, to the point I was sent back for repeat scans to make sure it wasn’t a mistake. He was born one day before his due date at 7p13, so not massive any means! Despite all the ultrasounds showing a large baby, my midwife could always tell by feeling baby while he was in my belly that he wasn’t big. She knew her stuff! Try not to worry just yet, it’s early days still x

@other comments, see image. @OP, I just suggest asking for more information oil n from your doctor. Coming to a public forum is sometimes not the best thing. A trained professional will have more knowledge to help ease your concerns :)

If you mean 99th percentile in size, I wouldn’t worry too much. My son measured in that range my entire pregnancy - I didn’t have GD. He was just a big baby. My doctor sent me in for an extra scan near the end, to measure him again and decide if he wanted me to deliver via c section.

When he arrived I gave birth vaginally, to a healthy 8lb 14oz (big but not the 10lbs they were predicting!) there were a few extra tests at the hospital since even at that weight he was in the 99th, but it wasn’t a big deal. It all turned out OK 😊

Do you know what your NT measurement was? It would be in millimeters for the thickness behind the neck. It’s hard hearing just a percentage. Are you AMA? I am going through the scare. Just stay positive until your blood work comes back. I know, it’s torture. There are a lot of false positives as I’ve been reading.

This is what I also assumed she met since nuchal fold is measured in mm usually and not percentile. My son measured in the 99th to 100th the whole time and he was born a happy healthy 9 pounds 6 ounces. They did glucose test on him every 2 hours for the first 24 as precaution even though I was not GD. My only fear was how was he going to fit out but he did in 2 pushes lol.

See this is what I thought as well. When I read 99th percentile I assumed she met babies size not the nuchal fold. I got told I was wrong though lol. I have always heard the nuchal fold be measured in mm not %

I've never heard it be called in percentile , and I'm on baby number 3 , and my mom's has 5 kids ,and she said she's never heard that either ,she most likely misunderstood them , cause I know they do check baby growth at that scan also

The number in mm is 3.2mm; This translates into an NT in the 99th percentile. Anything over 2.7 would, given my baby’s crown to rump length.

They say if you are between 95-99th percentile for NT (for me, that would be 2.5-2.7mm), then the outcomes look pretty good, but if you are in the 99th percentile the outcomes look pretty bad... going through hell right now. OB is on holiday...

I’m sorry to hear that OP, and sorry for misunderstanding your original post. I’ve never heard of a NT measurement given as a centile. How long is your OB away for? That’s very terrible timing for you 😔 are you able to have NIPT done for more conclusive answers? Wishing you all the best ❤️

My SO and I went throught that scare and got MaterniT21, tests were negative. However, during that waiting period we started researching, and this helped allay our fears a bit. I recommend reading this to any parent/expectant parent, or really to any human being in general. We found it comforting and even encouraging: http://noahsdad.com/down-syndrome-diagnosis-what-to-say/

Basically a bunch of parents of children with Down Syndrome talk about what it’s like and how happy their children have made them. Give it a read; even if you don’t end up having a child with DS, it still illuminates the issue for what it really is, and shines a light on how much joy and fulfillment children with DS bring to their parents’ lives. :)

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